This was a major breakthrough for the Concordia women's cross country team, which unseated conference favorite Dordt on Saturday (Sept. 28) and placed first at the Dean White Invite.
This was a major breakthrough for the Concordia women's cross country team, which unseated conference favorite Dordt on Saturday (Sept. 28) and placed first at the Dean White Invite.
More than 50 years after beginning his time as a student-athlete at Concordia, Dr. Ronald Bork is set for induction into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame. Bork was a pioneer when it came to distance running.
The Concordia women's cross country team has climbed up to No. 2 in the GPAC ratings and is situated just outside the NAIA top 25 in the latest poll. The Bulldogs aspire to return to nationals.
Both Concordia squads acquitted themselves as groups to be reckoned with while in action at Hastings on Saturday (Sept. 14). The women placed second while the men finished third.
The 2018 Concordia cross country season officially ended on Friday (Nov. 16) with senior Taylor Grove pacing the national championships course in under 19 minutes. The event was held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Concordia cross country earned representation from 10 of its team members on the list of NAIA Scholar-Athletes released on Thursday (Nov. 15) by the NAIA. The group includes six seniors.
Taylor Grove is headed to the NAIA Cross Country National Championships thanks to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet last week. Grove and three of her teammates earned all-conference recognition.
Taylor Grove paced Concordia at the GPAC championships with a fourth-place finish that has earned her a trip to the national championships. Both the men and women placed fourth from a team perspective.
Both Concordia cross country teams enter the GPAC championships with the expectation of earning top three finishes. Head coach Matt Beisel's programs have been led by Taylor Grove and Josiah McAllister.
In their final races before the GPAC championships, the Bulldogs held their own while up against some of the nation's best at the Seminole Valley Stampede on Saturday (Oct. 20). The women placed seventh and the men 12th.
Both Concordia Cross Country teams are preparing themselves to make runs at NAIA national championship berths. Coach Beisel's Bulldogs will be led by the likes of returning national qualifiers Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna.
Concordia taught Andrew Walquist many lessons on how to build relationships, how to overcome emotional hardship, how to praise Jesus and how to become one of the best competitors in Concordia cross country and track history.
Healthy and mentally rejuvenated, Kearney, Neb., native Camden Sesna has thrived this fall while leading the way for the Bulldogs at every meet. A year after a tough finish to cross country, Sesna sees a positive outlook ahead of him.
While focusing their mentality around the mottos of "step up" and "run as one," the Concordia Cross Country teams are putting behind last season. The Bulldogs have high hopes for 2021.
The Concordia men's and women's cross country teams enter 2020 aspiring to "leave no doubt" as it pertains to their status on the conference and national levels.
Alum Dan Cloeter captured four-straight individual cross country conference championships and later won the first-ever Chicago Marathon. His remarkable career has also included 42 years as a pastor.
Even in the time apart, sophomore-to-be Kylahn Heritage can feel the close bond between her cross country teammates. Heritage is "fired up" for the 2020 season and ready to see her teammates again.
The Concordia women's cross country team closed the gap in 2019 while winning a GPAC title and placing 12th at the NAIA National Championships. This piece details the journey from preseason all the way to nationals.
Cross country teams chock full of key returners are getting set to officially open up their 2018 seasons on Friday night. Head coach Matt Beisel's squads are led by seniors Taylor Grove and Thomas Taylor.
Led by Molly (Engel) Christensen, head coach Kregg Einspahr's 2004 women's cross country team dominated its conference competition, galloped to a national runner-up finish and into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
